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Texas Rangers @ 
Chicago White Sox
1979-07-10 · Night game · Comiskey Park I · Att: 18761 · 2:41
Chicago White Sox defeated Texas Rangers 6–3. Chicago White Sox put up 3 in the 7th. Rich Wortham earned the win and Ed Farmer picked up the save. Bump Wills went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| CHA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
W: Rich Wortham L: Jim Kern SV: Ed Farmer
Umpires — HP: George Maloney · 1B: Bill Deegan · 2B: Greg Kosc · 3B: Jerry Neudecker · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bump Wills | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Sample | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Buddy Bell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 John Ellis | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Soderholm | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Richie Zisk | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Sundberg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Dave Roberts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Larvell Blanks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Pat Putnam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Oliver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Grubb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Jorgensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alan Bannister | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Junior Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Chet Lemon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lamar Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Nordhagen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Claudell Washington | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Greg Pryor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Colbern | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Bell | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Squires | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ralph Garr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jorge Orta | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Morrison | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rusty Torres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 John Henry Johnson | 6.0 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
 Jim Kern | 1.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
 Sparky Lyle | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Wortham | 7.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
 Ed Farmer | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bump Wills: HR/7D.B-H
- Billy Sample: T8
- Buddy Bell: S9.3-H
- John Ellis: S9.1-2
- Eric Soderholm: 53/SH.2-3;1-2
- Richie Zisk: IW
- Jim Sundberg: K
- Dave Roberts: K
Bot 1
- Alan Bannister: 3/G
- Junior Moore: W
- Chet Lemon: W.1-2
- Lamar Johnson: 8.2-3
- Wayne Nordhagen: 8
Top 2
- Larvell Blanks: 63
- Bump Wills: 9
- Billy Sample: W
- Buddy Bell: 4/F
Bot 2
- Claudell Washington: S7
- Greg Pryor: 7/7D
- Mike Colbern: 13.1-2
- Kevin Bell: S8.2-H
- Alan Bannister: 8
Top 3
- John Ellis: 7
- Eric Soderholm: 63
- Richie Zisk: 53
Bot 3
- Junior Moore: W
- Chet Lemon: 9
- Lamar Johnson: 5
- Wayne Nordhagen: 53
Top 4
- Jim Sundberg: S4
- Dave Roberts: 54/SH.1-2
- Larvell Blanks: 43
- Bump Wills: 53
Bot 4
- Claudell Washington: K
- Greg Pryor: 9
- Mike Colbern: S7
- Kevin Bell: 53
Top 5
- Billy Sample: 53
- Buddy Bell: 53
- John Ellis: S9
- Eric Soderholm: 53
Bot 5
- Alan Bannister: 3/G
- Junior Moore: K/C
- Chet Lemon: 63
Top 6
- Richie Zisk: HR/7D.B-H
- Jim Sundberg: 7
- Dave Roberts: 3/G
- Larvell Blanks: W
- Bump Wills: S8.1-2
- Billy Sample: K/C
Bot 6
- Lamar Johnson: 43
- Wayne Nordhagen: K
- Claudell Washington: 6
Top 7
- Buddy Bell: 63
- John Ellis: S7
- Eric Soderholm: 9
- Richie Zisk: WP.1-2
- Richie Zisk: 9/9D
Bot 7
- Greg Pryor: W
- Mike Colbern: W.1-2
- Mike Squires: E1/SH.2-H(NR);1-H(NR)(UR);B-3
- Alan Bannister: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
- Ralph Garr: 43
- Chet Lemon: HP
- Lamar Johnson: 64(1)/FO
Top 8
- Jim Sundberg: W
- Pat Putnam: 36(1)/FO
- Al Oliver: 3/G.1-2
- Bump Wills: 43
Bot 8
- Jorge Orta: S8
- Claudell Washington: 53/SH.1-2
- Greg Pryor: W
- Jim Morrison: 7
- Mike Squires: W.2-3;1-2
- Alan Bannister: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Rusty Torres: W.2-3;1-2
- Chet Lemon: 8
Top 9
- Johnny Grubb: 43
- Buddy Bell: 143
- Mike Jorgensen: 43